Citations:Blink

English citations of Blink and BLINK

Noun: "(fandom slang) a fan of K-pop girl group Blackpink"

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• 2018, "Blackpink", Hallyu Magazine, Summer 2018, page 89:

  Definitely a promising response for the group's latest comeback and we are excited to see what else are^[sic] in store for BLINKS in the near future.

• 2018, Holly Smith, "Season's Sounds", UKP Magazine, Winter 2018, page 22:

  The long-awaited solo from BLACKPINK's Jennie came along and was very well received by BLINKs everywhere.

• 2019, "Experience The Best Of 'Hallyu' With Globe", BusinessMirror, 26 January 2019, page A9:

  This February 2, it is finally time for BLINKs to experience the K-pop revolution with Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé and Lisa, as Globe brings the highest-charting female K-pop group BLACKPINK to Manila for their In Your Area tour.

• 2019, "7 reasons why we'll never forget BLACKPINK in Manila", Edge Davao, 20 February 2019, page A2:

  BLACKPINK's first concert in Manila was definitely one for the books and BLINKs can only hope the four girls can come back sooner with brand new hit songs!

• 2019, Yuan Jun Chee, "K-pop has well and truly arrived on America's shores", The Tufts Daily (Tufts University), 24 April 2019, page 5:

  Fandoms like BTS' ARMY, EXO's EXO-L, BLACKPINK's BLINKS and TWICE's ONCE provide individual fans with a community to interact with like-minded peers.

• 2019, Kevin Song, "BlackPinks comeback confirms they're here to 'Stay'", Falconer (Torrey Pines High School, San Diego, California), 26 April 2019, page A8:

  Many Blinks frantically refreshed multiple tabs of the ticket sales site on several devices just to secure a ticket to BlackPink's world tour in a cutthroat battle against thousands of other Blinks.

• 2019, Larissa Barreto Cavalcante, "Blackpink Makes its Mark in America", The Skyline View (Skyline College, San Bruno, California), 2 May 2019, page 6:

  It was also during the festival that people got to know some famous Blinks (fans of the group).

• 2019, "Blackpink goes 'live'", Manila Standard, 3 August 2019, page C1:

  A treat for all Blinks, the smartphone comes with Blackpink themes and stickers, there's also a free CD in its specially-designed box.

• 2020, Ricky Gallardo, "SB19, Blackpink soar higher than ever", BusinessMirror, 5 July 2020, page B4:

  The Korean quartet are also the most-subscribed music group artist on YouTube, with just a little less than 40 million subscribers who call themselves as Blinks.